Monument record MDO46357 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Grove Point, Portland

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. The majority of these sites were built between 1956 and 1964, although their construction began after 1925 and continued into the early 1970s. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) this site was found to remain in an uncertain condition.

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located at Grove Point on the Isle of Portland. The site was built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. The majority of these sites were built between 1956 and 1964, although their construction began after 1925 and continued into the early 1970s. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) this site was found to remain in an uncertain condition. <1-3>

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, 2637 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, 2637 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, 2637 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413307 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 6 2024 4:36PM